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The Most Visited Websites Every Year Since 1995

  • Jan 24, 2024
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  • by Corey Hammond

Even though the internet was officially created in 1983, it wasn’t until the 1990s that it became popular with people around the world. The early 90s were the heyday of the early internet, with sites like AOL, Yahoo!, and GeoCities ruling the web. These days, Google and social media sites like YouTube and Facebook top the list of most visited websites in the world.

The A2Hosting.com team looked at available historical data through the years to create a visualization of the most visited websites in the world since 1995. See how the top websites in the world have changed through the years.

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In 1995, the top websites by total global visits were AOL, Yahoo!, GeoCities, Netscape, and WebCrawler. 

In June of 1995, AOL was at the top of the World Wide Web game. AOL was created in 1983, but truly became an internet phenomenon in the 1990s. It originally provided dial-up internet service to people around the world, and became known for its themed chat rooms and being one of the leading instant messaging services. While AOL.com still does exist today, it is not the powerhouse that it was at its peak as one of the most famous 90s websites.

Yahoo! was the second most popular website in 1995. Yahoo! was created in 1994 by two Stanford University students. The Yahoo.com domain was purchased in 1995. It originally started out as a web directory and later pivoted towards becoming a search engine. It is still a popular search engine aroundthe world, ranking eighth in website popularity in 2023.

GeoCities was a revolutionary website founded in 1994 that allowed regular internet users to create their own web pages based on their hobbies or interests. It included a web directory of “neighborhoods” where users could design their own pages. These neighborhoods were themed to particular topics – for instance, the “Hollywood” neighborhood was geared towards film/TV interests and “SiliconValley” was devoted to computer topics. At its peak, there were at least 38,000,000 pages on GeoCities. GeoCities was acquired by Yahoo! in 1999 and officially went offline in 2009.

Netscape, which ranked fourth in 1995, originally started out as a web browser called Netscape Navigator in 1994. It was one of the companies that was engaged in the “browser wars” of the 1990s, with Netscape Navigator being pitted against Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Netscape used their browser to drive traffic to their website. AOL acquired Netscape in 1999 and the original Netscape website now redirects to AOL.

The fifth most visited website of 1995 was WebCrawler, one of the oldest search engines still in existence and was the first engine to provide a full text search. It launched in 1994 and was acquired by AOL in 1995.

When Did Google Become Popular? 

Google was officially created in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page at Stanford University. They began creating a search engine that utilized links to determine how popular a web page was. The name of the company is based on the number googol, which is a 1 followed by 100 zeroes. The Google.com domain was purchased in 1997. Brin and Page originally started working on the company at their dorm rooms at Stanford, but after a generous investment, they were able to move operations to a garage in Menlo Park, CA. The search engine because successful very quickly, and the company went public in 2004. Now, Google has offices and data centers in more than 200 cities around the world.

In addition to being the most popular search engine in the world, Google also offers an email service (Gmail) as well as a suite of word processing and collaboration tools including Google Docs, Google Meet, Google Calendar, and Google Chat.

What Are the Top Visited Websites of 2023?

As of November 2023, the top visited websites around the world are the following:

  1. Google.com: 83,800,000,000 visitors
  2. YouTube.com: 31,400,000,000 visitors
  3. Facebook.com: 16,100,000,000 visitors
  4. Instagram.com: 6,600,000,000 visitors
  5. Twitter.com: 5,900,000,000 visitors
  6. Baidu.com: 4,800,000,000 visitors
  7. Wikipedia.org: 4,300,000,000 visitors
  8. Yahoo.com: 3,400,000,000 visitors
  9. Yandex.com: 3,200,000,000 visitors
  10. WhatsApp.com: 3,000,000,000 visitors

Google has maintained its top position since 2011. Social media websites make up much of the top 10 most visited sites. Facebook was at the number two spot for many years before being overtaken by YouTube. In fourth is Instagram, followed by Twitter (now known as X) in fifth. It will be interesting to see what types of websites dominate the top 10 as the internet evolves in the future.

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The Most Visited Websites Between 1995-2023

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 1995

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1AOL.com37,485,000
2Yahoo.com32,612,000
3Geocities.com16,922,000
4Netscape.com16,075,000
5Webcrawler.com12,239,000
6Excite.com8,376,000
7Prodigy.com7,948,000
8Infoseek.com7,026,000
9Lycos.com6,849,000
10Compuserve.com3,283,000

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 1996

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1AOL.com77,703,000
2Yahoo.com48,446,000
3Geocities.com22,275,000
4Netscape.com17,066,000
5Excite.com14,729,000
6Lycos.com14,129,000
7Webcrawler.com10,071,000
8Prodigy.com9,603,000
9Infoseek.com8,402,000
10MSN.com8,279,000

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 1997

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1AOL.com161,643,000
2Yahoo.com91,576,000
3MSN.com40,792,000
4Geocities.com34,646,000
5Excite.com32,871,000
6Lycos.com31,517,000
7Netscape.com20,370,000
8Prodigy.com10,958,000
9Infoseek.com9,955,000
10BBC.com7,847,000

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 1998

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1AOL.com246,988,000
2Yahoo.com143,983,000
3MSN.com123,646,000
4Lycos.com63,059,000
5Excite.com50,731,000
6Netscape.com27,830,000
7Geocities.com27,830,000
8BBC.com25,185,000
9Amazon.com24,324,000
10AmericanGreetings.com20,353,000

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 1999

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1AOL.com323,639,000
2MSN.com239,002,000
3Yahoo.com192,891,000
4Lycos.com92,716,000
5Amazon.com58,860,000
6Excite.com56,352,000
7About.com41,303,000
8BBC.com40,874,000
9AmericanGreetings.com38,912,000
10Infospace.com38,293,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2000

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Yahoo.com413,204,000
2AOL.com406,153,000
3MSN.com359,860,000
4Ebay.com121,370,000
5Lycos.com118,100,000
6About.com104,226,000
7BBC.com95,408,000
8Amazon.com86,819,000
9Excite.com59,518,000
10AmericanGreetings.com52,346,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2001

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Yahoo.com965,376,000
2AOL.com474,909,000
3MSN.com472,018,000
4Ebay.com207,521,000
5BBC.com170,957,000
6Amazon.com138,583,000
7Lycos.com136,320,000
8About.com123,644,000
9Google.com116,648,000
10CNET.com84,132,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2002

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Yahoo.com1,839,287,000
2MSN.com680,335,000
3AOL.com544,466,000
4Google.com377,267,000
5Ebay.com318,808,000
6BBC.com239,685,000
7Amazon.com228,267,000
8Ask.com200,115,000
9About.com200,115,000
10Lycos.com140,908,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2003

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Yahoo.com4,258,080,000
2MSN.com1,539,395,000
3Google.com825,429,000
4AOL.com760,940,000
5Ebay.com631,780,000
6Amazon.com493,095,000
7Ask.com413,675,000
8BBC.com359,815,000
9Walmart.com317,090,000
10CNET.com217,882,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2004

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Yahoo.com5,819,746,000
2MSN.com1,857,488,000
3Google.com1,421,710,000
4AOL.com924,425,000
5Ebay.com822,499,000
6Amazon.com636,550,000
7Ask.com519,574,000
8BBC.com451,230,000
9Walmart.com417,716,000
10Weather.com252,014,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2005

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Yahoo.com6,200,000,000
2Google.com2,983,000,000
3MSN.com1,728,000,000
4AOL.com1,012,000,000
5Ebay.com924,487,000
6Amazon.com694,533,000
7Ask.com589,296,000
8BBC.com539,296,000
9Myspace.com461,733,000
10Walmart.com436,812,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2006

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com5,734,160,000
2Yahoo.com5,483,378,000
3MSN.com1,367,198,000
4Myspace.com1,150,250,000
5Ebay.com956,730,000
6AOL.com921,415,000
7Ask.com724,510,000
8Amazon.com719,352,000
9BBC.com629,714,000
10Wikipedia.org575,169,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2007

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com7,576,675,000
2Yahoo.com5,658,736,000
3MSN.com1,259,779,000
4Myspace.com1,218,556,000
5Ebay.com944,525,000
6Ask.com919,328,000
7AOL.com820,922,000
8Amazon.com794,674,000
9BBC.com711,674,000
10Wikipedia.org682,863,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2008

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com8,213,560,000
2Yahoo.com7,856,799,000
3YouTube.com1,449,202,000
4Facebook.com1,302,065,000
5MSN.com1,247,701,000
6Ask.com1,115,043,000
7Amazon.com1,002,144,000
8Myspace.com997,719,000
9Yandex.com885,351,000
10BBC.com802,212,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2009

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Yahoo.com10,573,351,000
2Google.com9,325,801,000
3YouTube.com2,762,898,000
4Facebook.com2,525,012,000
5Amazon.com1,291,697,000
6MSN.com1,231,751,000
7Ask.com1,200,840,000
8Yandex.com1,063,153,000
9Wikipedia.org923,866,000
10BBC.com886,215,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2010

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Yahoo.com11,598,556,000
2Google.com11,303,349,000
3YouTube.com4,766,487,000
4Facebook.com3,791,902,000
5Amazon.com1,540,149,000
6Yandex.com1,295,506,000
7MSN.com1,178,207,000
8Ask.com1,160,395,000
9Wikipedia.org1,058,836,000
10Baidu.com1,013,557,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2011

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com14,015,307,000
2Yahoo.com11,016,805,000
3YouTube.com7,527,513,000
4Facebook.com6,923,515,000
5Amazon.com1,696,735,000
6Yandex.com1,648,992,000
7Wikipedia.org1,340,628,000
8Baidu.com1,216,326,000
9Ask.com1,204,221,000
10MSN.com1,061,960,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2012

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com17,076,795,000
2Facebook.com11,130,228,000
3YouTube.com11,030,822,000
4Yahoo.com9,859,557,000
5Wikipedia.org1,913,093,000
6Amazon.com1,825,419,000
7Baidu.com1,484,314,000
8VK.com1,257,729,000
9Yandex.com1,252,246,000
10Ask.com1,213,521,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2013

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com20,001,388,000
2Facebook.com16,072,038,000
3YouTube.com14,840,088,000
4Yahoo.com8,441,420,000
5Wikipedia.org2,570,509,000
6Twitter.com2,009,118,000
7Amazon.com1,923,214,000
8Baidu.com1,720,279,000
9Yandex.com1,474,270,000
10VK.com1,355,939,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2014

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com25,610,591,000
2Facebook.com20,552,540,000
3YouTube.com19,162,764,000
4Yahoo.com6,919,332,000
5Wikipedia.org3,244,545,000
6Twitter.com2,542,169,000
7Yandex.com2,205,151,000
8Amazon.com2,065,553,000
9Baidu.com1,999,261,000
10VK.com1,443,723,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2015

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com29,624,373,000
2Facebook.com24,265,472,000
3YouTube.com22,864,078,000
4Yahoo.com5,944,186,000
5Wikipedia.org3,912,736,000
6Twitter.com3,099,006,000
7Baidu.com2,619,774,000
8Instagram.com2,491,450,000
9Yandex.com2,461,906,000
10Amazon.com2,229,093,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2016

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com40,702,498,000
2Facebook.com26,989,878,000
3YouTube.com25,375,270,000
4Yahoo.com5,220,226,000
5Wikipedia.org4,582,853,000
6Baidu.com3,879,321,000
7Twitter.com3,584,921,000
8Instagram.com2,822,023,000
9Yandex.com2,735,758,000
10Amazon.com2,246,945,359

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2017

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com54,647,684,000
2Facebook.com28,005,364,000
3YouTube.com26,841,510,000
4Baidu.com5,273,012,000
5Wikipedia.org5,170,855,000
6Yahoo.com4,593,205,000
7Twitter.com3,892,130,000
8Instagram.com3,073,246,000
9Yandex.com2,948,048,000
10Amazon.com2,192,150,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2018

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com66,300,530,000
2YouTube.com27,877,823,000
3Facebook.com27,674,646,000
4Baidu.com6,275,483,000
5Wikipedia.org5,559,665,000
6Yahoo.com4,143,796,000
7Twitter.com4,042,091,000
8Instagram.com3,272,390,000
9Yandex.com3,073,000,000
10Amazon.com2,229,477,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2019

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com73,699,263,000
2YouTube.com28,291,019,000
3Facebook.com27,640,802,000
4Baidu.com6,317,160,000
5Wikipedia.org5,707,347,000
6Twitter.com4,081,256,000
7Yahoo.com3,942,509,000
8Instagram.com3,437,517,000
9Yandex.com3,117,345,000
10Xvideos.com3,020,281,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2020

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com77,656,262,000
2YouTube.com29,504,361,000
3Facebook.com27,432,205,000
4Baidu.com6,346,892,000
5Wikipedia.org5,619,667,000
6Twitter.com4,637,597,000
7Instagram.com3,877,214,000
8Yahoo.com3,730,470,000
9Yandex.com3,022,064,000
10Xvideos.com3,007,802,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2021

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (June)
1Google.com88,348,530,000
2YouTube.com33,592,057,000
3Facebook.com24,335,554,000
4Twitter.com6,323,288,000
5Instagram.com5,837,937,000
6Baidu.com5,729,096,000
7Wikipedia.org5,713,378,000
8Yahoo.com3,721,278,000
9Yandex.com3,405,301,061
10Xvideos.com3,302,754,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2022

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (November)
1Google.com88,400,000,000
2YouTube.com74,800,000,000
3Facebook.com10,700,000,000
4PornHub.com10,200,000,000
5Xvideos.com8,700,000,000
6Twitter.com8,180,000,000
7Wikipedia.org6,670,000,000
8Reddit.com4,820,000,000
9Instagram.com4,460,000,000
10Xnxx.com3,740,000,000

 

The 10 Most Visited Websites in 2023

RankWebsiteMonthly Visits (November)
1Google.com83,800,000,000
2YouTube.com31,400,000,000
3Facebook.com16,100,000,000
4Instagram.com6,600,000,000
5Twitter.com5,900,000,000
6Baidu.com4,800,000,000
7Wikipedia.org4,300,000,000
8Yahoo.com3,400,000,000
9Yandex.com3,200,000,000
10WhatsApp.com3,000,000,000

 

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